Rejected amendment puts MPs at centre of election livestreaming dispute
Election
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Members of the National Assembly are under scrutiny over their failure to resolve a legal defect in the provision governing the livestreaming of election results, fuelling debate over how results will be relayed during the 2027 General Election.
At the centre of the controversy is Section 39(1G) of the Elections Act, which requires the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to establish a mechanism for livestreaming results announced at polling stations.
However, the provision also states that the streamed results are for public information only and cannot form the basis of a declaration by the commission.
